Terms of use

The Challenges app helps runners discover, plan and follow running and trail events in Belgium. It lets you save favourites and entries, receive reminders, and see which races your friends are taking part in.

The app is available on the App Store for iPhone and on the web (app.challengesbelgium.com). The Android app (Google Play) will be available soon.

These terms of use govern access to and use of the Challenges app. By using the app, the user fully accepts these terms.

Access to the features of the app requires the creation of a user account.

When registering, the user creates an account with email and password, with a Google account or with an Apple account, and chooses a username.

The app is intended for people aged 16 or over. Children’s races are listed for information purposes, for parents.

You can discover part of the app without an account, with “Discover without an account”. Some features, such as favourites, entries, friends and reminders, require an account.

The user is solely responsible for keeping their credentials confidential.

The processing of personal data is described in the Privacy policy.

Location and notifications are optional. They are only activated with your consent, requested by your phone or your browser, and you can withdraw them at any time in their settings. Without them, the app remains usable: you simply choose your city and check your reminders in the app. The processing of this data is described in the Privacy policy.

Users undertake to:

• not impersonate anyone else;
• not publish inappropriate or offensive content, or content contrary to the sporting spirit of the platform;
• use the app for personal, non-commercial purposes, unless Challenges explicitly agrees otherwise;
• respect the other members of the community.

Prohibited content and behaviour, and the measures taken in case of non-compliance, are detailed in section 6.

Challenges Belgium applies zero tolerance towards inappropriate content and abusive behaviour. It is forbidden to post or send, including in your username, profile photo or bio, any content of a sexual, violent, hateful, discriminatory, defamatory or illegal nature, or to harass, threaten or bother other users.

From a user’s profile, the app lets you report an account and block a user. Every report is reviewed within 24 hours. If these rules are not respected, Challenges Belgium may remove the content concerned, and suspend or delete the account, without notice.

If you have any questions, you can write to us at info@challengesbelgium.com.

Challenges acts as an aggregator of sports information. The app lists events organised by third parties, with no contractual link to them.

Although we do our best to keep information up to date (dates, locations, distances, times…), its accuracy cannot be guaranteed 100 %. Each user must check the information directly with the official organiser of the event.

To the extent permitted by law, Challenges cannot be held liable for:

• the cancellation or modification of an event;
• a dispute between a user and an organiser;
• errors or omissions in the information displayed;
• injuries, physical damage or incidents occurring before, during or after an event, even one listed in the app.

Users take part in the listed events, and prepare for them (training, travel…), under their own responsibility.

All visual, textual or functional elements of the Challenges app (logo, interface, databases, etc.) are protected by Belgian intellectual property law. Users undertake not to copy, modify, reproduce or exploit all or part of the app without authorisation.

Content added by users (profile picture, bio, event suggestions) remains their property, but may be used by Challenges within the platform.

Challenges reserves the right to suspend or delete any account in the event of:

• fraudulent or abusive use;
• failure to comply with these terms;
• inappropriate behaviour reported by other users.

Prohibited behaviour and content are detailed in section 6.

You can delete your account at any time from the app, in Profile, then Settings, with the “Delete my account” button. Deletion is immediate and permanent. You can also request it by email at info@challengesbelgium.com.

How to delete your account

These terms may be updated at any time. In case of a significant change, users will be informed through the app. Continued use of the app constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Challenges reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue all or part of the app or its features at any time, without notice.

If you download the app from Apple’s App Store or Google Play, these terms are concluded between you and Challenges only: Apple and Google are not parties to them and are not responsible for the app or its content. The terms of use of these stores also apply to your download.

These terms are governed by Belgian law. In case of dispute, the Belgian courts alone have jurisdiction.

For any question about these terms, write to us at info@challengesbelgium.com.